Basket-handle



1. E. LOEWENBERG, BASKET HANDLE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT.14. I916. RENEWED APR.7.19I9.

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BASKET-HANDLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 15, 1919.

Application filed September 14, 1916, Serial No. 120,085. Renewed April '7, 1919. Serial No. 288,220.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, ISADOR E. LOEWEN- BERG, a citizen of the United States, residing at Converse, in the county of Miami and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Basket-Handles; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. 1

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in handles, and more particularly to handles which are applicable to baskets. The primary object of the invention is to provide a basket handle that is formed of a stiflened fabric and which is securely fastened between the basket rims, but will not interfere with the proper nesting of the baskets when they are being shipped.

Another object of the invention is to provide a flexible fabric handle of this character for baskets that will not warp or contract, and which will be securely fastened to the rims of the basket in such a manner that it will not pull away from the same.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which is easily and simply constructed, inexpensive to manufacture, and one which will be very efiicient in operation.

With these and numerous other objects in View my invention consists of the novel features of construction, and the combination and arrangement of parts which will be hereinafter referred to and more particularly pointed out in the specification and claim.

In the accompanying drawings Figure l is a side elevation of a portion of a basket showing my handle applied thereto;

Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 4 is a detail perspective of one of the fillers.

In describing my invention I shall refer to the drawings in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views and in which the numeral 1 represents a portion of a basket of the ordinary type, being provided with hoop rims 2 between which are adapted to be secured the ends of the handle.

- the rim hoops of the basket.

The portions of the arms which are extended between the rim hoops are securely held into engagement therewith by fasten ing means 6 which in this instance consists of nails that extend through the rim hoops and the adjacent portions of the strip.

These'nails are placed at spaced intervals and are disposed in staggered relation and the inner ends of the same are bent back upon themselves as clearly shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. This fastening means would ordinarily be sufficient to hold the handle securely engaged with the basket, but I have provided additional fastening means to prevent the handle from becoming detached should any undue strain be placed upon the same.

This additional fastening means consists in so wrapping the lower ends of the end portions of the handle that extend beneath the rim hoops so as to form enlarged heads 7 on the same, that will not be able to pull through the rim hoops, should the nails become disengaged. These enlarged heads 7 are formed first by bending the lower portion's of the arms outwardly and downwardly as shown at 8, then inwardly and upwardly as shown at 9 to form a loop, and finally downwardly between the first mentioned downwardly extending portions and the upwardly extending portions as shown at 10. The extremities of the arms are spaced a short distance above the interior sides of the loops 9, and in these spaces are disposed twisted cord fillers 11, around which primarily the lower ends of the arms are wrapped. The enlarged heads 7 on the lower ends are held in this position, which is clearly illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawings, by wire stitching 12 which passes transversely therethrough and holds the same securely into engagement.

By the use of these enlarged heads it will be obvious that it will be impossible for the handle to become disengaged from the basket as they form additional securing means in addition 'to the nails"throughf"the rim hoops. Owing to the fact that the-handle is formed of a flexible fabric, the same will not interfere with the baskets when they are piled one upon the other, thus reducing the room necessary inshipping? and- 1. storing the baskets. There will be absolutely no likelihood 1 of vbreakage -of-this1 handle, as the same .will easily bend and may'be at once placed into operativeposition.

From the foregoingdescription'r of i the construction and operation of my improved" handle for baskets,the manner of applying, the same to use and-the toperationwthereo-fn will be readily -understood, and it will be seen that I have provided a simple and efli cient means for carrying out the object s oic the invention.

I claim In combination with a basket, aha-mile attached to the rim thereof and consisting: of a strap of flexible-material bent into substantially U-sha-pe to provide a graspingif and two depending arms, said arms being passed. downwardly between the rim hoops" and rovidedwith enlarged heads positioned below the latter, said heads being formed by bending said depending arms first outwardly and downwardly,.then inwardly and upwardly to provide loops, and finally downwardly tbetween the first: mentioned downwardly and upwardly extending portions, the extremities of the-lastmentioned downwardly extending portions being spaced slightly above the interior sides of said loops; :fillers'extending through said heads beingidisposed in the spaces between the extremities of said-arms and the interior sides: of :said loopspl'and"stitching passing said heads) 1 In'testimony whereof I have hereunto set myrhandin \thQf-IDFGSGDCQ-Of two subscribing witnesses.

ISADOREARLE LOEWENBERG. Witnesses D. F. BROOKS, MARE MdKA-HAN.

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